The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-22

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a matter Of business we are Obliged te
decline doing 90. We have published
a number of such letters in the past
and we noticed that they came in
thicker and thicker until q short time
ago we received . regular "boomer'
from q friend of ours who il in the real
estate business In western Kansas
This was q little more than we could
stand and 30 we wrote to our friend in
forming him that his . advertise
ment had been received and would be
published at the usual rates, ten cents
a line for the first insertion and five
cents line for each subsequent inser.
tio1, payable strictly in advance. He
has not deigned to reply. The prece-
dent, however, Is one that we feel
bound to observe. We are glad to re-
ceive disinterested descriptive letters
from any part of the world and to pub
lish them If they are of sufficient inter-
est. But when such letters close with
recommendation to the gentle read
er to "write for further information to
Findem & Fleecem, Real Estate Ag-.
ents," we respectfully but firmly mai
the writer q card with advertising rates
heavily UNDERSIGNED. In the words of
our letter to our friend in the west,
"We boom Allen county to the best of
our ability without any cost to any
body except ourself, but we cannot
boom-county on the same terms. !"
Beginning with the first of May and
after every hard rain since that time
certain sanguine people have gleefully
shouted 1.-THE corn Is now made" An
experience of o years in Kansas hav-
ing taught us what a few days of sun
and hot winds can do in the way of un-
making the corn, we have been slow
to join in this cry. 1t seems now,
though, that we are far enough out of
the woods to shout. Certainly the
fields that received the rain last Tues
day are past harm, and from what we
can learn the corn crop of the county
az q whole even without any more
rain, will be average, while with one
or two more seasOnable showers it will
be the heaviest we ever had. Millet
and grass and late vegetables promise
we'll, but will need more rain. But we
are going to get more rain so let US he
of good cheer.
Judge Christy's court has been grind
ing pretty steadily the past few days.
On Friday and Saturday the grist was
furnished by Edw. Draper and James
Mccain, the former claiming damages
and compensation for the loss of
horse which had been gored to death
by bull.belonging to the latter. The
Court awarded the plaintiff $6.25. At
torney for plaintiff, III. A. Ewing /; for
defendant, Benton & Scott. On Mon
day the title of the case vas H. G..
Mosher vs.. G. F. Smith, the plaintiff
claiming damages because the defend
ant carelessly allowed a prairie fire
which he had started to destroy plain
tiff's barn. Jury decided that Mr..
Mosher had no cause of action and
must pay costs of suit. Ii. A. Ewing
attorney for plaintiff, Knight & Foust
for defendant.
We are requested to publish the fol-
lowing extracts from the laws of Kan
sas ''If any bull over one year old or
boar over three months old be permit
ted to run at large, the owner of the
same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and ON conviction thereof shall be fined
for the first offense five dollars and for
every subsequent Offense shall be fined
ten dollars. Any stag found running
at large between the first. day of May
and the first day Of August, may be
taken up and posted as q stray"
Gov. Martins letter to the AssOcia-
ted Press, which has been printed and
commented on all over the country,
will be found on our inside pages. Col.
Martin was i'm the newspaper business
20 wears before he came to be Governor
and he knows how to put what he
wants to say into terse and vigorous
English. This last letter, setting forth
what prohibition has done for Kansas,
is one of the stron gest he has yet writ
ten and will be handy weapon for
the prohibitionists of other States.
Mr.. Cyrus Mccarthy bought q straw
hat the other day and when he started
home threw it in q large tin pan
which he had also bought He drove
out in an open wagon and on reaching
home he found that the concentration
and reflection of the suns rays by the
tin pan had burned two holes in his
hat. Cy is aware that this is pretty
able-bcdied anecdote but he vOuches
Tie Vi IL duu HAS tUe
hat to show for itself.
THE PLACE to buy goods is where
they keep them to sell. 1 carry the
only complete line of crockery in Allen
county including glassware, chinaware
white and luster band granite ware,
lamps and cutlery. I also carry as large
stock of staple and fancy groceries,
woOdenware, teas, cOffees and syrups,
and the popular brands Of -four New.
Cable, Staff of Life and Fancy at
wholesale and retail. T. NJ. BARTELs.
Owing to other engagements we were
unable to be present at the piano recital
given at Mr.. Beck's last Friday even
ing by Miss Shaffer and her pupils, but
from those who were more favored we |
learn that it was an entire success. |
The music began about 9 o'clock and |
continued an hour, after which the |
large number of young people present
devoted the time until late hour to |
social enjoyment. The occasion was a |
very pleasant one.
We regret to announce the death of
Mrs. Ruth Fast, which occurred at her |
home in lola on Tuesday afternoon,
July 10. The deceased was a victim |
of consumption, and her death, while |
bringing grief to q wide circle of friends, |
was not unexpected by those who were
with her condition. The
funeral services were held at the resi-
dence on Wednesday afternoon, Rev.
johnson officiating, and were largely
Mayor Cowan went to Kansas City |
Wednesday to purchase the engine for |
the Carriage Works. 1t will be 80